CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE AND PORTABILITY

CERTIFICATION MATTERS

Old pipes and services lines are often made of lead. The pH level of water traveling through the pipes can cause the lead and corrosion to leach into the water system. This is why water can leave the municipality clean and come out of the tap contaminated with lead.

The EPA starts trying to solve a problem when they find 15 ppb of lead in water. Ppb stands for parts per billion and 1ppb is like a drop of ink in a tanker truck of water.

The NSF53 certification requires products to reduce both "Soluble Lead", which is lead that is dissolved in water, as well as "Insoluble Lead", which are small lead particles in the water, down to below 10 ppb.

LEAD IN DRINKING WATER

RISKS AT HOME

2,000 water systems spanning all 50 states have shown excessive levels of lead contamination over the past four years. – USA Today

Between 6.5 to 10 million homes nationwide still have lead pipes and plumbing.

EXPENSIVE & TIME-CONSUMING

The EPA estimates there are 7-11 million lead service lines in the US. It would cost $30 billion and take decades to replace them.

LEAD IN OUR PLUMBING

Although municipal water plants are required to test water, lead typically enters water when it passes through service lines & fittings after it has exited the treatment plant.

Lead in drinking water usually comes from the corrosion of older fixtures or from solder that connects pipes. Buildings built before 1986 are at higher risk for lead contamination.

RISKS AT SCHOOL

The EPA estimates there are 7-11 million lead service lines in the US. It would cost $30 billion and take decades to replace them.